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Sector
Aerospace & Defence, Marine
Location
United Kingdom
Services
Remote Monitoring and Data Services
Our partnership with the UK Royal Navy
Overview
The propulsion platform management system (PMS) onboard the Royal Navy’s (RN) nuclear submarines is used to inform maintenance decisions when deciding which assets are safe to operate and which assets are reaching the end of their safe and useful life.
The RN required a tool that would be able to safely extract confidential and valuable data from the PMS whilst retaining the control system’s integrity.
The maintenance strategy onboard the vessel necessitated the collection, storage and utilisation of key machinery performance data.
The challenge
The main criteria for the Mimic software development was;
- No interference with the integrity and functionality of the vessels PMS
- Ensuring the software achieved stringent Ministry of Defence security requirements.
The solution
Already trusted by the RN, our Mimic condition monitoring technology was first-choice onboard the new Astute-class nuclear submarines.
We designed and created a data extraction system to fulfil the RN’s complex specification and requirements.
After thorough testing, the system was installed onto a custom-built server and workstation before being exhaustively tested on the submarine to ensure the system fully maintained the safety protocols of the nuclear control system.
The result
Mimic condition monitoring now enables the RN to successfully collect, store, analyse, extract and report any numeric parameter within the control system, increasing operational availability.
The pre-set alarms and warnings trigger remedial or maintenance tasks to ensure the safe running of the nuclear plant, the submarine propulsion and hotel systems, improving safety and reliability.
As a result of the bespoke data extraction system’s success, Mimic was subsequently installed onto the Astute submarines sister vessels submarines Ambush, Artful, Audacious and Anson.
Key outcomes
Bespoke data extraction system was designed and installed.
Royal Navy enabled to collect, store, analyse, extract, and report data.
Improved safety and reliability of nuclear submarines.
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